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Abanye Abosendo LukaJuda
1 Abosendo lukaJuda kuyilaba:
NguPherezi, loHezironi, loKhami, loHuri loShobhali.
2 UReyaya indodana kaShobhali wayenguyise kaJahathi, uJahathi onguyise ka-Ahumayi kanye loLahadi. Laba babengabosendo lwamaZorathi.
3 La ayengamadodana ka-Ethamu:
uJezerili, lo-Ishima kanye lo-Idibhashi. Udadewabo kwakuthiwa nguHazeleliphoni. 4 UPhenuweli wayenguyise kaGedori, lo-Ezeri uyise kaHusha.
Laba kungabosendo lukaHuri, izibulo lika-Efrathi uyise kaBhethilehema.
5 U-Ashuri uyise kaThekhowa wayelabafazi ababili, uHela loNara.
6 UNahara wamzalela u-Ahuzami, loHeferi, loThemeni kanye loHahashithari. Laba kwakungabosendo lukaNara.
7 Amadodana kaHela yila:
nguZerethi, loZohari, lo-Ethinani, 8 loKhozi owayenguyise ka-Anubi loHazobhebha kanye labosendo luka-Ahareheli indodana kaHarumi.
9 UJabhezi wayelodumo kulabafowabo. Unina wayemuphe lelibizo lokuthi Jabhezi, ngoba esithi “Ngamzala kabuhlungu.” 10 UJabhezi wakhuleka kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wathi: “Sengathi ungangibusisa uqhelise ilizwe lami! Isandla sakho kasibe lami, ungivikele ebubini, ngingehlelwa yibuhlungu.” UNkulunkulu wamnika lokho ayekucela.
11 UKhelubi, umfowabo kaShuha, wayenguyise kaMehiri, owayenguyise ka-Eshithoni. 12 U-Eshithoni wayenguyise kaBhethi-Rafa, loPhaseya kanye loThehina uyise ka-Iri Nahashi. Laba babengabantu bakaRekha.
13 Amadodana kaKhenazi yila:
ngu-Othiniyeli loSeraya.
Amadodana ka-Othiniyeli yila:
nguHathathi loMeyonothayi. 14 UMeyonathayi wayenguyise ka-Ofira.
USeraya wayenguyise kaJowabi,
owayengukhokho wesizwe samaGe-Harashimi. Babizwa ngalelibizo ngoba babezingcitshi.
15 Amadodana kaKhalebi indodana kaJefune yila:
ngu-Iru, lo-Ela kanye loNamu.
Indodana ka-Ela yile:
nguKhenazi.
16 Amadodana kaJehaleleli yila:
nguZifi, loZifa, loThiriya kanye lo-Asareli.
17 Amadodana ka-Ezra yila:
nguJetha, loMeredi, lo-Eferi kanye loJaloni.
Omunye wabafazi bakaMeredi wazala uMiriyemu, loShamayi kanye lo-Ishibha uyise ka-Eshithemowa. 18 Laba kwakungabantwana bakaBhithiya indodakazi kaFaro, eyayendele kuMeredi.
Umkakhe ongumJudakazi wamzalela uJeredi uyise kaGedori, uHebheri uyise kaSokho, loJekuthiweli uyise kaZanowa.
19 Amadodana omkaHodiya, udadewabo kaNahama,
uyise kaKheyila owaseGami, lo-Eshithemowa waseMahakhathi.
20 Amadodana kaShimoni yila:
ngu-Amnoni, loRina, loBheni-Hanani kanye loThiloni.
Abosendo luka-Ishi yilaba:
nguZohethi loBheni-Zohethi.
21 Amadodana kaShela indodana kaJuda yila:
ngu-Eri uyise kaLekha, loLada uyise kaMaresha labantwana babeluki bamalembu amahle eBhethi-Ashibheya.
22 UJokhimu, lamadoda aseKhozeba, uJowashi loSarafi, owabusa amaMowabi loJashubi Lehemu. (Lokhu kutholakala emibhalweni yasendulo). 23 Laba kwakungababumbi ababehlala eNethayimi leGedera; behlala khona besebenzela inkosi.
USimiyoni
24 Abosendo lukaSimiyoni yilaba:
nguNemuweli, loJamini, loJaribhi, loZera kanye loShawuli;
25 uShalumi wayeyindodana kaShawuli, uMibhisamu indodana yakhe loMishima indodana yakhe.
26 Abosendo lukaMishima yilaba:
nguHamuweli indodana yakhe, loZakhuri indodana yakhe loShimeyi indodana yakhe.
27 UShimeyi wayelamadodana alitshumi lesithupha lamadodakazi ayisithupha, kodwa abafowabo babengelabantwana abanengi, ngakho usendo lwabo lonke aluzanga lwande njengabantu bakaJuda. 28 Babehlala eBherishebha, eMolada, eHazari-Shuwali, 29 eBhiliha, e-Ezema, eTholadi, 30 eBhethuweli, eHoma, eZikhilagi, 31 eBhethi-Makhabhothi, eHazari Susimi, eBhethi-Bhiri laseShaharayimu. Yiyo eyayiyimizi yabo kwaze kwabusa uDavida. 32 Imizana eyayilapho kwakuyi-Ethamu, i-Ayini, iRimoni, iThokheni le-Ashani, imizi emihlanu 33 layo yonke imizana eyayiseduzane lalimizi kuze kuyefika eBhalathi. Lezi yizo izindawo abahlaliswa khona.
Bagcina imibhalo yosendo lwabo.
34 UMeshobabi loJamuleki,
loJosha indodana ka-Amaziya 35 loJoweli,
loJehu indodana kaJoshibhiya, indodana kaSeraya, indodana ka-Asiyeli
36 kanye lo-Eliyonayi, loJakhobha, loJeshohaya,
lo-Asaya, lo-Adiyeli, loJesimiyeli, loBhenaya,
37 kanye loZiza indodana kaShifi, indodana ka-Aloni, indodana kaJedaya, indodana kaShimiri, indodana kaShemaya.
38 Amadoda aqanjiweyo ngamabizo ngaphezulu ayengabakhokheli bosendo lwakwabo.
Izimuli zabo zanda kakhulu, 39 zaqhela zayakwakha langaphandle kweGedori okuya ngempumalanga yesihotsha bedinga amadlelo emihlambi yabo. 40 Bathola umhlaba ovundileyo olamadlelo amahle, obanzi ophilileyo njalo uthule. Kwakuke kwahlala amanye amaHamu khonapho.
41 Amadoda alamabizo abhaliweyo afika ngezinsuku zikaHezekhiya inkosi yakoJuda. Bahlasela amaHamu emizini yawo kanye lamaMewuni ayelapho bawabhuqa du, njengoba kubonakala lalamuhla. Basebezihlalela besakha khonapho, ngoba kwakulamadlelo emihlambi yabo. 42 Abangamakhulu amahlanu alaba abakaSimiyoni, bekhokhelwa nguPhelathiya, uNeyariya loRefaya lo-Uziyeli amadodana ka-Ishi, bahlasela ilizwe lamaqaqa laseSeyiri. 43 Babulala ama-Amaleki ayephunyukile asala, njalo sebehlale kulindawo kuze kube lamuhla.